Curtain support



Feb. s, 1949.

Filed Feb. 1o, 194'?v D. FALLON E CURTAIN SUPPORT- 2 sheetssheet 1 INVENTOR A ATTORNEY Filed Feb. 1o, 1947 2 sheets-sheet 2 @53,1949 D. FALLQNE 2,461,4174

i CURTAIN SUPPORT INVENTOR Patented Feb. 8, 1949 UNITED STATES?, "PAT'I`ENA'I1 OFFICE CURTAIN snPPoa'r Daniel Fallone, Astoria, N; Yi4 e AnplicationFebruary 10, 1947, Serial No. 727,515`

Ve claims. (o1. 211-103)-v This' invention relates toA fixtures for supporting curtains, or the like.

It is the primary raim and object o fthe present invention to .provide aiixture by Whicha curtain may be raised 'or lowered through manipulation of" a pullcordf by a person standing on the floor, and which securelyfholds.- the curtain in its raisedf position, while requiring --only-a .pull cnf. the cord .to releasef'the curtain inits raised position for-lowering the sanre.Y

It is vanother objeetqof the present invention to. prov-ide a fixture ofl thistype-which. is of simpleand rugged construction, which readily lends itself to, efficient endinex'pensive mass production, and which, may. be 4 used .withcurtain .rods of any conventional type.

The.aboveand.other obiects, features and-ad-. vantagesof` the present invention will, be more fully understood from the following description. considered in connectionwith the accompanying illustrativedrawings.

In the drawings:v

Figure '1- is anerspective- View of afcurtainrod fixturev `embodying the `present invention;4

Figure. 2, isan. enlarged .fragmentary section takenon the line 2f2, ofV Eig..` .1;

Fig. 3 is, an enlarged rontelevationof a promn inent part of the curtain iixturaasviewed inthe direction of thearrew 3 in Fig. 1;

Fig; 4 is airagrnentary sectionftaken .substan. tially. on tae line. of Fig. 3.; and

Fig..5.is` a view similarto Fig. 3, .showing the fixture in a different` operating condition, however.

Reierringto the drawings, the reference numeral lll designates. the customaryr-fwooden frame,- Work for. conventional,windows it in a wal1' i 2. Extending vertically along .the side posts i6 of the framework. it are guide. rails or bars .i,"reep0 tively, havingI their rearwardly extending ends terminating in` flattened mounting portions 'Z which are secured tothe adjacent side posts i6 by' wood screws 22j. The -topgmounting portions 2t of :the-guide raiis -S extend laterally outwardlyv thereof; and- 'the holdingscrews 22" there- A through have forwardlyl extending sl'ianlrs 24 (see also. 2) which terminate in eyesfZiif.' Slidable cnJeac-h .guidera-iiA i g'f-isf a'fUesh'aped tbracket? 28.v Sincefthese `bracketsfgii areidenticalfexcept' that; their are; of; rerereedqcr left. antirughe-hand construction, only one ofthesebrackets will be i described Withparticular reference. to Figs.. 2

and 3.' As there shown, theright-hand bracket 28 has a preferablyintegral, lateral plate ex* tension. 30 *which servesas a mounting for any conventional hanger. 3 2g for a curtainlrod end.;A In the present. instance, the conventional. type.

hanger 'shown in Figs. 3 and 4I is provided.r

with a mounting plate-34 and a prong 36 which.

extends through holes 3,8-in the endV of a-c-urtain rod Ml. The mounting plate 340i the hanger` 32 is customarily provided with drilled ho1es42 l.iorthe reception of nails or screws wthwhichto securethe hanger toa window frame. 15

In the-.present instance, screws 44 are inserted inthese holes. 42 and extended througha-holed andan. elem-.-4 gated slot 4B, respectively. in the` mounting plate 30 of the bracket 2,8', thethreaded shanksellofv lthe screws 44 receiving nuts 5 2 for the secure ail-.-

"tachment ofthe hanger 32 to the plateextension 3i! ofthe bracket 28.

The, long leg 54 of the vbracket '28 has down-,- wardly-bent ears56 which straddlel upwardlypin, 58,.- or the like, passes. through the ears 56 and SlLjthus pivotally mounting thelatch mem.` i

ber 62 on thefbracketZ. The latch member 62- is, in the raised position of the bracket'ZS wigs,...

i and 3) adaptedto cooperate with a notchEA in curtain rod 4,0 carried'thereby.

ThreadedV through, alignedholes` in vthe latch.. member Gland the bracket. 281. is a pull cordl .651.

whichI is passedthrough the.. eye 26 .of theadf jacent. mounting screw 2 2 in the fashion.shown` in Figs.` 2 and 3 ,so` asf to. be reversed insa. downward direction, the adjacent end of thiscord ben ing knotted as at 68,`so as to preventv itswith.-A drawalfr'oni the latch' member 62 when the'cordj. is pulled- Surrounding the cord yandinterncsf' ed between the latch member 62 'andthe leg .54ct.,

the bracket 28', is a compression spring 1 0, which normally forces the latch member 62,into the latchingposition shown in Fig.l 3.A

in -thedochrivbracker2s into #anchbred rennen The cord," Sjmay'be Adoubled-back,as at 'IIL' (Fig. 1 )j and. passed through theeye v26' on' the mounting.

3 with the pivoted latch member 62 on the latter. The lower end of the pull cord 66 may convenientlybe wound around a peg 78 in one of the side posts I 6 of the framework I8.

The curtain rod 4B, which may either be a. single rod as shown, or may be of the well-known extensible type, has mounted thereon any suitable curtain 8i! shown in dot-and-dash lines in Fig. 1. The curtain fixture, which is comprised of the brackets 28, hangers 32 and curtain rod 40, is held in the normal raised position shown in Figs. 1 vand 3 by means of the latched members S2 on the brackets 28. If it is desired to lower the curtain fixture, the cord '66 is released from the peg 'i8 and pulled sufficiently to rock the latch members 62 out of their respective notches 66 in the adjacent guide rails I8 (Fig. 5) against the tendency -of their associated springs '10 to hold them in latched position. The latch members 52 will thus be rocked out of latching position because their associated springs 'I8 will yield under the load then imposed on them, namely, the curtain 8B, curtain rod 4i), hangers 32 and brackets 28. After pulling the cord 66 for the release of the latch members 62 from their respective notches 64 in the adjacent guide rails I8, the curtain fixture is permitted to descend on the guide rails I8 under the control of the pull cord SI5. In order to raise the curtain xture to its normal position (Fig. l), the cord 8B is pulled until the latch members B2 on the brackets 28 have passed above the notches 84 'in the adjacent guide rails I8, i. e. when the brackets 28 have reached the upper ends of their respective guide rails, whereupon the cord 66 is suddenly slackened, with the result that the brackets 28 of the curtain fixture will descend on their respective guide rail I8 until the latch members E2 align with, and snap into. the adjacent notches 64.

The guide rails I 8 are preferably square in cross section, and the brackets 28 are provided with correspondingly shaped holes by which they are guided on the rails I8. By this expediency, the brackets 28 are prevented from turning on their respective guide rails I8 and the curtain fixture is Yin consequence thereof rendered most stable in use.

While only one form of conventional hanger 32 is shown adapted for attachment to the brackets 28, it is to be understood that other known types of curtain rod hangers may be used in lieu of that shown, so long as they have drilled mounting plates which are adaptedV for quick mounting on the brackets 28 in the manner explained.

The guide rails I8 may also be attached to the side posts I6 of the framework in' the reverse order in which they are shown in Fig. 1, in which case the hung curtain extends over these guide rails as well as over the adjacent brackets 28 and effectively hides them from view.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that various changes may be made in the present invention without departing from the underlying idea or principles of the invention within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A curtain rod xture, comprising guides, each guide having a shoulder and mounting portions for vertical attachment of said guide to an upright support, a bracket slidably mounted on each ofsaid guides and having a mounting for a curtain rod, and a pivcted detent on each of said brackets spring-urgedinto latching engagement with the shoulder on said guide in the raised position of said bracket, said detent having provision for securing thereto a cord remotely from the pivot axis of said detent.

2. A curtain rod fixture, comprising guides, each guide having a shoulder and mounting portions for vertical attachment of said guide to an up right support, a bracket slidably mounted on each of said guides and having a mounting for a curtain rod, and a pivoted detent on each of said brackets spring-urged into latching engagement with the shoulder on said guide in the raised position of said bracket, said detent having provision for securing thereto one end of a cord such that a pull thereon upwardly away` from said detent will rock the latter out of latching position y and raise said bracket on said guide, respectively.

3. A curtain rod fixture, comprising guides, each guide having .a shoulder, and mounting portions for vertical attachment of said guide to an upright support, a bracket slidably mounted on each of said guides and having a mounting for a curtain rod, a pivoted detent on each of said brackets spring-urged into latching engagement with the shoulder on said guide in the raised position of said bracket, said detent having provi-sion` for Y securing thereto one end of' a cord such that a pull thereon upwardly away from said detent will rock the latter out of latching position .and raise said bracket on said guide, respectively, and an eye at the top of each mounted guide through which to pass the respective cord.

4. A curtain rod fixture, comprising guides, each guide having a shoulder and mounting portions for vertical attachment of said guide to an upright support, a bracket slidably mounted on each of said guides and having a, mounting for a curtain rod and a horizontally extending lug, a pivoted detent on each of said brackets underneath the lug thereof, and a helical compression spring interposed between the lug and detent of each bracket to urge said detent into latching engagement with the shoulder on the associated guide in the raised position of said bracket on said guide, each detent having means for securing thereto one end of a cord whereby a pull thereon upwardly away from said detent effects rocking of the latter out of latching position and raising of the corresponding bracket on its guide, respectively, each lug having a hole through which to extend the corresponding cord after the same is passed axially through the corresponding spring to keep the latter in place.

5. A curtain rod fixture, comprising guides, each guide having a shoulder and mounting portions for vertical attachment of said guide to an upright support, a bracket slidably mounted on each 0f said guides and having a mounting for a curtain rod and a horizontally extending lug, a pivoted detent on each of said brackets underneath the lug, thereof, a helical compression spring interposed between the lug and detent of each bracket to urge said detent into latching engagement with the shoulder on the associated guide in the raised position ofsaid bracket on said guide, each detent having means for securing thereto one end of a cord whereby a pull thereon upwardly away from said detent effects rocking of the latter out of latching position and raising of the corresponding bracket on its guide, respectively, each luer having a hole through which to extend the corresponding cord after the same is passed axially through the corresponding spring to keep the latter in place, and an eye at the top f projecting from said cap oppositely to said shank 10 1,333,326

through which a pull cord may slide, and a mounting bracket for a. curtain rod slidably mounted on said guide and having an attachment for an end of a pull cord.

DANIEL FALLONE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name l Date 642,247 Morris et al Jan. 30, 1900 697,822 Dufeld Apr. 15, 1902 McLean Mar. 9, 1920 1,566,383 Dover Dec. 22, 1925 1,969,510 Hammer Aug. '7, 1934 2,229,898 Pastva Jan. 28, 1941 2,374,605 Lundstrom Apr. 24,1945 

